Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher. Light weight feeders sold steady . Strong demand for feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.57/cwt on 36 head, up $4.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +3.91 against this barn's trailing median of $440.66.

Average price

$444.57

▲ 4.42 vs prior sale

36 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

vs KY average

−9.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	453.16	2,587	25
Medium and Large 2-3	535	425.05	2,272	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.11/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.92, low $378.39, median $440.66 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

444.57

—

KY average23 barns · 562 hd

450.53

−5.96

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−9.15

This barn, trailing median28 sales

440.66

+3.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,773	226.85	4,022	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	187.00	2,847	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	176.49	2,266	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	958	144.66	1,386	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	262.00	3,144	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,123	259.00	2,909	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,875	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,510	$2,825	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$2,730	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,351	$2,727	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,396	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$4,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	353.07/cwt	317.00–370.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,922	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	395.41/cwt	391.00–399.00	2,274	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	639	332.87/cwt	332.00–337.50	2,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,504	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	369.91/cwt	369.00–371.00	2,293	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	443.86/cwt	441.00–445.00	1,922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,130	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,406	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,396.19/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,396	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	426.84/cwt	425.00–429.00	2,292	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	152.42/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	159.43/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,532	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	141.89/cwt	131.00–154.00	1,400	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	114.91/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	409.65/cwt	405.00–413.00	1,733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	861	271.17/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,910	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	413.12/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,165	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	420.51/cwt	417.50–421.00	2,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	291.02/cwt	287.00–297.00	2,541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	411.21/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,295	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,726.50/head	2,500.00–2,825.00	2,727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	175.36/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,208	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	2,729.93/head	2,425.00–3,150.00	2,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	242.59/cwt	223.00–267.50	2,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	183.81/cwt	182.50–190.00	2,572	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,123	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,951	238.03/cwt	230.00–245.00	4,644	6
Bulls	—	—	1,450	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	222.91/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,814	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,200	262.00/cwt	255.00–269.00	3,144	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Jun 9, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 788Year ago 1,085

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 92Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 73Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	405.00–412.50	411.21
7	400–450	423	405.00–413.00	409.65
4	450–500	486	410.00	410.00
8	500–550	512	317.00–370.00	353.07
3	600–650	605	311.00	311.00
5	650–700	660	311.50	311.50
5	850–900	873	287.00–297.00	291.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	510.00	510.00
5	350–400	368	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	433	441.00–445.00	443.86
14	450–500	479	443.00	443.00
13	500–550	537	425.00–429.00	426.84
18	550–600	575	391.00–399.00	395.41
17	600–650	620	369.00–371.00	369.91
5	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
4	900–950	938	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	433	452.00	452.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
7	500–550	523	417.50–421.00	420.51
4	550–600	555	433.00	433.00
4	700–750	700	341.00	341.00
1	800–850	810	319.00	319.00
8	900–950	930	275.50	275.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	579	459.00	459.00
12	600–650	606	438.00	438.00
58	850–900	862	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	541.00	541.00
9	450–500	460	463.00	463.00
3	500–550	546	453.00	453.00
8	550–600	566	443.00	443.00
6	600–650	601	410.00	410.00
16	650–700	652	411.00	411.00
6	750–800	768	346.00	346.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	474	403.00	403.00
14	500–550	524	390.00–435.00	413.12
5	550–600	584	325.00	325.00
6	600–650	639	332.00–337.50	332.87
4	850–900	861	265.00–290.00	271.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	675	371.00	371.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	292	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	360	515.00	515.00
8	400–450	418	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	456	440.00	440.00
5	550–600	577	417.00	417.00
3	700–750	721	327.00	327.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,396.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,550	2,875.00	2,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,351	2,500.00–2,825.00	2,726.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	917	2,425.00–3,150.00	2,729.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,510	2,825.00	2,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	4,350.00	4,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	223.00–267.50	242.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,270	183.00	183.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	151.00–154.00	152.42
48	—	1,259	160.00–182.00	175.36
14	—	1,399	182.50–190.00	183.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	961	159.00–160.00	159.43
5	—	987	131.00–154.00	141.89
4	—	914	109.00–121.00	114.91
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	259.00	259.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,951	230.00–245.00	238.03
1	—	1,450	207.00	207.00
12	—	1,711	215.00–229.00	222.91
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	255.00–269.00	262.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Upton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

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